Ornithocheiridae

Ornithocheirids
Temporal range: Early-Late Cretaceous,
Restored skeleton of Tropeognathus mesembrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Clade: †Ornithocheirae
Family: †Ornithocheiridae
Seeley, 1870
Type species
†Pterodactylus simus
Owen, 1861
Genera

Ornithocheiridae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. They were among the last pterosaurs to possess teeth.

References

  1. ↑ Rodrigues, T. and Kellner, A.W.A. (2008). "Review of the pterodactyloid pterosaur Coloborhynchus." Pp. 219–228 in: Hone, D.W.E. and Buffetaut, E. (eds), Flugsaurier: pterosaur papers in honour of Peter Wellnhofer. Zitteliana B, 28.


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